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Diabetes with poor-control HbA1c is cardiovascular disease ‘risk equivalent’ for mortality: UK Biobank and Hong Kong population-based cohort study

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  • Eric Yuk Fai Wan Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongCentre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongLaboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D24H), Hong Kong, Hong Kong PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Esther Yee Tak Yu Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ivy Lynn Mak Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hin Moi Youn Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kam Suen Chan Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Esther W Y Chan Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongLaboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D24H), Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of ChinaThe University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ian C K Wong Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongLaboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D24H), Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of ChinaResearch Department of Practice and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cindy Lo Kuen Lam Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Family Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Esther Yee Tak Yu; ytyu{at}hku.hk; Dr Eric Yuk Fai Wan; yfwan{at}hku.hk
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Wan EYF, Yu EYT, Mak IL, et al
Diabetes with poor-control HbA1c is cardiovascular disease ‘risk equivalent’ for mortality: UK Biobank and Hong Kong population-based cohort study

Publication history

  • Received August 4, 2022
  • Accepted December 10, 2022
  • First published January 12, 2023.
Online issue publication 
February 15, 2024
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